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At linebacker, the draft-day hits keep on coming.(NFL)

The Sporting News

| March 03, 2006 | Pompei, Dan | COPYRIGHT 2006 Sporting News Publishing Co. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Used to be taking linebackers high in the draft was frowned upon, like walking around the mall with your boxers showing. Times, you may have noticed, are changing.

The thinking in the past was you didn't need to select a linebacker with a high pick. You could find one in the later rounds or in the free-agent market--and you didn't want a linebacker hogging too much of your payroll.

Identifying greatness at the position was a quirky process, and there was a fear factor involved. Taking a linebacker high wasn't much more appealing than eating Iraqi camel spiders. Between 1987 and '94, the parade of bust linebackers included Mike Junkin, Brian Bosworth, ...

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